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• Pilgrimage to Spruce Island

  24-09-2015 23:52
  
  Spruce Island is considered by many Orthodox Christians to be one of the holiest sites in North America. The island was home to the hermitage of Herman of Alaska during the early 1800’s. Every year, in early August, the Orthodox Church in America celebrates the canonization of Saint Herman with a Liturgy, pilgrimage, and banquet.
  
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• Rabia of Alaska - Anchorage Press

  24-09-2015 22:49
  Rabia of Alaska
  Anchorage Press
  On a Saturday night in early September, Rabia Duddy stands in the atrium of the Anchorage Carpenter's Hall, wrapped in beads and gold wings, waiting for her cue. She goes over some of the steps in her mind. When the music begins to play, she'll swing ...
  

• Dickinson Joins BDO's Alaska Office As Director - Oil and Gas Investor (registration)

  24-09-2015 22:15
  Dickinson Joins BDO's Alaska Office As Director
  Oil and Gas Investor (registration)
  Dan Dickinson joined BDO USA LLP as a director in the Anchorage, Alaska, office, the accounting and advisory firm said Sept. 23. Dickinson has more than 20 years' experience providing consulting and tax services to E&Ps, financial institutions, ...
  

• Icicle, Peter Pan land USDA contracts for canned salmon

  24-09-2015 19:11
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  The United States Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it will buy half-pound cans of sockeye salmon from Icicle Seafoods and Peter Pan for federal food programs.
  The USDA announced this summer that it would purchase up to $30 million worth of canned sockeye through its Emergency Food Assistance Program. Funding for the purchase came from import tarrifs.
  Trident and Ocean Beauty also submitted bids to the USDA, but didn’t offer the low price necessa
  
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• Fire erupts at Tuntutuliak school

  24-09-2015 19:08
  
  A small fire erupted Wednesday morning at the Lewis Angapak Memorial School in Tuntutuliak.
  According to Lower Kuskokwim School District Superintendent Daniel Walker, a nearby transformer blew, cutting power to the town and sending sparks and flames shooting from the wires connected to the elementary wing. With power to the building shut off, the backup generator automatically kicked on, sending out more sparks.“When the school generator was turned off,” Tuntutuliak Principal Zachary
  
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• Sitka bulk water company looks to extend contract

  24-09-2015 19:06
  
  A company looking to export water in bulk from Alaska to dryer climates is looking to extend its contract with Sitka for the borough’s water rights.
  The Daily Sitka Sentinel reports that the Gary Paxton Industrial Park will consider a three-year extension of its current agreement with Alaska Bulk Water Inc. at the board’s meeting Thursday. The company’s three-year agreement is set to expire in December.
  Alaska Bulk Water paid $1 million in 2012 to secure the rights to the water
  
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• Juneau extends moratorium for marijuana business permits

  24-09-2015 19:04
  The recreational marijuana industry in Juneau won’t be growing when it was originally scheduled as the city won’t be accepting conditional use permits for marijuana businesses until next year.
  The Juneau Empire reports that the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly unanimously voted Monday to extend the moratorium on accepting or processing marijuana business permits through Dec. 31.
  The moratorium was established in January and was slated to end in mid-October. Officials say the exten
  
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• Sullivan hopes pope learns about America during visit

  24-09-2015 04:20
  
  
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  Pope Francis’ address to Congress is tomorrow, and if his speeches in Washington Wednesday are an indication, Alaska’s congressional delegation is likely to hear the pontiff say things they disagree with. This is especially true for U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, who says he’s not convinced human activity is a major cause of climate change.
  Sullivan describes himself as a life-long Catholic, and he is getting a double dose of pope this week. He called from
  
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• In wave of felony marijuana charges, both sides point at publicity

  24-09-2015 04:12
  
  
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  On Friday, with the state just two months away from finishing regulations for Alaska’s commercial marijuana sales, the Department of Law filed a raft of felony charges against three businesses. Whether the three operators broke the law by selling marijuana over the last few months will be decided in court. Right now, however, both sides allege that publicity is playing a role in the cases.
  16 felonies and six more mis
  
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• Kenai Peninusla Borough continues bargaining

  24-09-2015 04:03
  
  
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  Contract negotiations are still in overtime in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, and the clock just got extended- again.
  
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• Writer Laureate Straley gives up moonlighting

  24-09-2015 04:01
  
  
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  One of Alaska’s most well-known writers is finally quitting his day job. John Straley has published nine novels, a book of poetry, numerous essays, and served as the state’s Writer Laureate.But Straley built his reputation in Alaskan letters as a moonlighter. For the last 31 years he’s been drawing a paycheck as a full-time criminal defense investigator. He retired in August.
  
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• Haines Brewing moves to new, bigger location

  24-09-2015 04:00
  
  
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  The Haines Brewing Company has started pouring its Dalton Trail Pale Ale and Lookout Stout at a new, much bigger location. The brewery opened the doors last week at its new Main Street facility.
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015

  24-09-2015 03:59
  
  
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  Sullivan hopes the Pope will learn more about America during his visit
  Liz Ruskin, APRN – WashingtonThe Pope’s address to Congress is tomorrow, and if his speeches in Washington today are an indication, Alaska’s congressional delegati
  
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• Holey smokes! No bullet holes in Alaska road signs along Denali Highway - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-09-2015 03:27
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  Holey smokes! No bullet holes in Alaska road signs along Denali Highway
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  A road sign on the Old Glenn Highway near Clark-Wolverine Road in Palmer shows the scars of vandalism. Signs along the Denali Highway in the Interior are looking cleaner these days. PAXSON – Moose season has ended in most of the Interior units and ...and more »
  

• Traveling Music 9-27-15

  24-09-2015 03:19
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  9-27-15
   
  Format:
  Song TitleArtist / Composer
  CD Title
  Label
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  Waiting At Your Border
  Shonti Elder / Shonti Elder
  Bow Drawn
  www.shontielder.com
  3:30
   
  Feather on the Clyde
  Passenger / Mike Rosenberg
  All The Little Lights
  www.passengermusic.com
  5:01
   
  Broken Headlights
  Kenneth Pattengale, Joey Ryan / Kenneth Pattengale, Joey Ryan
  Retrospect
  Milk Carton Records
  3:20
   
  I Once Loved A Lass
  Karan Casey / Traditional
  Ships in the Forest
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• State launches task force on human trafficking in Alaska

  24-09-2015 02:58
  
  State officials are launching a new task force on human trafficking in Alaska.
  The Department of Labor approached Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s administration about finding new enforcement strategies for combating state-wide problems with labor and sex trafficking.
  The task force meets for the first time this Monday in Anchorage, with partners from law enforcement, non-governmental, and tribal entities all at the table.
  Though there are no details yet about funding, the Department of Labor
  
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• Seward coal loading facility idled for rest of year

  24-09-2015 01:27
  
  Aurora Energy Services, a subsidiary of Usibelli Coal, announced Tuesday that it’s coal loading facility in Seward will be idle through the rest of the year.
  A drop in coal prices has hit Alaska coal exports, according to Aurora’s general manager Rob Brown.
  “It’s all due to market prices in the Pacific Rim. We still have a customer base in Chile, as well as Korea and Japan. However, due to international coal market price, we are unable at this point to secure shipments in
  
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